Chapter 712: Gift-giving
Lin Zhixuan responded one by one, Qiu Ju served to clean her face and rinse her mouth, got up Dongmei cleaned herself up, and welcomed her in from outside, after Dongmei got married, she and Qiu Ju have not seen each other for more than a year, those old things in the past, after all, many years have passed, although Dongmei is still angry, but, after all, hindering Lin Zhixuan's face, now that she has met Qiu Ju, she just nodded and smiled, and said a good word for the New Year.
Qiu Ju also smiled back, as if nothing had happened.
The grandmother who combed her hair came in and combed Lin Zhixuan's hair, and several side concubines and ladies outside were also waiting to greet Lin Zhixuan.
Lin Zhixuan just sat on the kang in the middle of the room, and a few ladies came in to salute Lin Zhixuan, and Lin Zhixuan ordered: "The prince will go back to the palace today for breakfast, you all go down first." The road is slippery in snowy weather, so I cherish my body. ”
A few people saluted, but Mrs. Qiu was a little bolder in front of Lin Zhixuan because Lin Zhixuan always liked to explain some trivial things to her. Seeing that Dongmei was back, after saying goodbye, she actually said more: "Dongmei is back?" It's only been a year, and she already looks like a grandmother in charge." ”
He also said that he had not given Dongmei a New Year's greeting, but now although he was fifteen, he still asked the maid behind him to take a purse out and hand it to Dongmei, saying that it was a New Year's gift.
Dongmei couldn't refuse, so she had to take it, and since Mrs. Qiu started, the other ladies naturally had no reason not to follow, but they didn't prepare for a while, but it happened that because it was sixteen today, it was also the first time to ask Lin Zhixuan for the New Year's Day, everyone was dressed up in a fancy way, Mrs. Liu quickly pulled out a pair of hairpin rings on her head, and Mrs. Qi didn't dare to slack off, she stepped forward with a smile on a jade bracelet, and said that she blamed herself for not being prepared.
Dongmei felt a little embarrassed, as if she had robbed them when she came back, how could she come to this point.
Li Jing looked at it coldly, and suddenly said to Dongmei: "I don't have any valuable jewelry on me, only this dress was newly made a year ago, if Grandma Du likes it, I will take it off for you immediately." ”
Lin Zhixuan frowned when she listened, and Dongmei was also annoyed by Li Jing's sarcastic tone, and she was speechless for a while. Qiu Ju looked at the atmosphere and was embarrassed, but she stood up for Dongmei: "The side concubine's clothes are gorgeous, if she can really appreciate Dongmei, she will naturally be happy, but there are nine cold days outside, and the road is far away, so it is not good to let the lady return to your Chenghuai show without being clothed." ”
It was like a joke, which made the people in the room laugh eatingly, but the girls who followed Li Jing didn't dare, but in addition to them, even a few ladies next to them echoed Qiu Ju with a smile: "Also, when the time comes, Concubine Li will give Dongmei a piece of clothing, and the princess will give you another piece of clothing." Niangniang's clothes are all satin personally selected by the prince, and they are carefully sewn by the Needlework Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If you reward Concubine Li, in the end, Concubine Li will still earn it. ”
Li Jing's face is very ugly, since Lin Zhixuan seized the right to manage affairs in her hands a few years ago, Li Jing's status in the Jingwang Mansion has plummeted. Now even Wang Fude's wives don't take her very seriously.
Lin Zhixuan listened to them and didn't interject, but just glanced at the Western clock on the kang table again, and saw that the hour was not early, and Wei Mingxu was afraid that he would come back. Dongmei was careful, and naturally saw Lin Zhixuan's impatience, and didn't wait for Lin Zhixuan to open her mouth to send off the guests. Dongmei politely said a few words first, saying that she also prepared gifts for the ladies and concubines of the palace, but because Wei Mingxu was going to come back to accompany Lin Zhixuan for breakfast today, she didn't dare to bring them over. After a while, she will definitely go to the ladies in person to return the gifts to the ladies and concubines.
also mentioned Wei Mingxu's matter.
Mrs. Qiu felt a little regretful in her heart, in fact, she brought up this matter, and she also wanted to deliberately delay the time, maybe everyone was talking and talking about homely things, and they could delay it until Wei Mingxu came back, and then they could see Wei Mingxu.
But now, I don't dare to be uninteresting, otherwise it will be too deliberate and easy for people to see.
Mrs. Qiu and her entourage retired.
Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qi hurriedly greeted her, and complained a little crampedly: "My sister didn't tell us when she prepared a gift for Miss Dongmei, which made me feel at a loss." ”
Mrs. Qiu was too lazy to meet the two of them in general, but now she is the most face-saving in the palace, and she is also quite arrogant, so she doesn't take the two broken daughters in her eyes, and only said perfunctorily: "I also saw Dongmei just now, and it was only on a whim, and I didn't prepare, the sachet was originally intended to be given to Sister Xin." ”
Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qi are also straight, so they actually believed it.
Only Li Jing walked at the end, but she glanced back at the luxurious Xi Jinzhai and said to Mama Fei: "Go back, pick a decent thing to come out." ”
Mama Fei only responded: "Yes." ”
Since that year, after the incident of burning Yishen came out, Li Jing was punished for kneeling, and her temperament has changed a lot, no longer as high-flying and domineering as before, but more similar to the many ladies and concubines in Jingwangfu in the past.
became indifferent and desireless, as if there was no desire and no desire.
Lin Zhixuan still overestimated Wei Mingxu, saying that she was back for breakfast, but when the little guy outside came in and told the legend that Wei Mingxu had returned home, it was almost noon.
Lin Zhixuan couldn't stand it anymore, so she called Sister Xin and Sister Jiu'er to come over, and had breakfast together, so she circled Sister Xin'er, saying that after the New Year, she couldn't go out to follow the young ladies of each family to do nonsense, and said that Brother Shuo was sick, Lin Zhixuan wanted to make a spring coat for Brother Shuo to get rid of bad luck, but Sister Jiu'er saw it and shouted for it. But where Lin Zhixuan has so much effort, let Sister Xin look at it and make one for Sister Jiu'er.
Sister Xin was taken aback, although her embroidery skills have always been learned from Lin Zhixuan, but compared to Lin Zhixuan and the embroidery girl of the Needlework Bureau, it is far behind. And when it comes to making clothes, it's never before. Sister Xin was a little ashamed: "I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well." ”
Lin Zhixuan comforted her and said, "Don't worry, you just do it in Xijin Zhai, if there is anything you can't do, just ask me." ”
The ninth sister is even more small, and she came forward and said in surprise: "Sister wants to make clothes for me? ”
Makes a room full of people laugh.
Wei Mingxu came back at this time, listening to the words and smiles in this room, opening the curtain, Xijin Zhai was as warm as spring, no matter how many troubles there were outside, after coming in, it seemed to disappear without a trace.
The ninth sister was the first to see Wei Mingxu, so she jumped down from the kang with a pestle, and ran to let Wei Mingxu hug her without wearing shoes.
Wei Mingxu picked up the ninth sister and asked dotingly what the villain was laughing at.